Ep 20: For Sama, Seahorse, Juliette Binoche and Bechdel Test Challenged

Syrian director Waad Al-Kateab is a special guest at this episode live from HOME in Manchester. The Channel 4 News journalist talks frankly about her time living and filming inside war-torn Aleppo and making her astonishing first feature film For Sama.  Anna is joined by BBC Asian Network’s Ashanti Omkar and the University of Salford’s Dr Kirsty Fairclough to review current releases Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth and Phoenix, a Norwegian drama. Ashanti guides us through Indian Cinema while celebrating HOME’s Not Just Bollywood season, and we discuss the sexual politics of the black comedy Lipstick Under My Burkha, which was banned on its release. The panel pick their favourite Juliette Binoche movies to mark MUBI’s season of the great French actress, and come up with alternatives to The Bechdel Test. All this plus great audience questions from our Manchester fans. Don’t forget to sign up at mubi.com/girlsonfilm to get a free month of curated films to stream, plus a free movie ticket each week. Girls On Film is live on September 12th 2019 at the London Podcast Festival: www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/comedy/girls-on-film/ Find out more about the Consultation on the Government Duty to prevent Sexual Harassment:  https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-sexual-harassment-in-the-workplace Girls On Film is an HLA production, produced by Hedda Archbold and Jane Long.